Return of village land

Supreme Court asks states to evict illegal occupants of village commons

Punjab wants farmers to stay away from 9 pesticides. Will it help?

Europe tightened import norms since 2018, has shown reluctance to import basmati rice with pesticide residues earlier

Keeping cancer alive

Punjab has been in the grip of cancer for over a decade but the government has ignored the threat. Sonal Matharu reports with photographer …

CSE analysis finds Delhi-NCR winter pollution levels down in October-November

Warmer October, fewer crop fires & favourable meteorological conditions help improve bad air

Our daily dose of antibiotics

As dairy farmers inject antibiotics in their livestock, chances are high that these are passed on to humans through milk, finds Delhi-based non-…

It’s mid-May and it isn’t as hot as it normally is. Here’s why

354 heavy rainfall events across India in just two months

Farmers move court against Gorakhpur nuclear power plant in Haryana

Plant site is fertile land and sustains 10,000 people

Pro-GM farmers stage protest near Parliament

Farmers' organisations demand rejection of technical experts committee report recommending indefinite ban on field trials of GM crops

Straw in the wind

Liability sans facility

Draft rules ask health centres to ensure their waste is treated  

Ban paves the way

The bar on polluting brick kilns opens up opportunities for cleaner technologies

Dictated by land

Khap panchayats oppose marriage in same gotra to control landholdings

SC bans endosulfan, for now

Committee to submit report on the pesticide's toxicity in eight weeks

Antibacterial resistance: Don't compromise

The only way to combat antibiotic resistance is to keep the environment clean

Polluters under MoEF scanner

Ministry bans setting up of industries in eight highly polluted industrial clusters

Flat in 20 days

Global climatic anomalies allied with local weather conditions produced the most freakish hailstorms in central and north India in February and …

AAP rides on drug abuse issue in Punjab

Activists say Punjab may lose an entire generation to drug abuse

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 27, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

On foot and pedal

The teeming millions on foot and pedal are powering mobility in Indian cities. Their numbers exceed those who use cars. Yet they are victims of …

Sand slips

Where there is a river, there is sand. Called a minor mineral, it fulfils a major requirement of the booming construction industry. No wonder, …

Gamble for guar, soy

Despite demand and production, farmers lose to futures trading

Lalitpur’s baby formula

Programme to promote breastfeeding improves health of children under two

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